It's "illegal" (loose definition) for the BANK to process the transfer. Party shut down U.S. play because they are a public company and were worried about how it would look if they were doing anything that could even be misconstrued by the general public as illegal... which obviously happens all the time. I mean, you are a poker player and don't fully understand the law (nothing wrong with that, btw - just saying)... so it only stands to reason that the average non-player would also assume "Online gambling is illegal in the US." At least that's how the people I know and meet seem to think.
Still a horrible decision by Party, IMO, but whatever. Their stock price tanked when they made the move, so goody for them.
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